Month: April 2017

Green Day Rising: Before the Dookie Flew Delivers an Intimate Look at Billie Joe Armstrong and Company

It was one of those moments in life when you realize you’re witnessing history in the making. We didn’t need to wait for Woodstock ‘94 to happen – it was going down right in front of our eyes.”

— Mike Sharon

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, April 30, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ — Los Angeles, CA , March 24, 2017 (Newswire.com) – ​​First Division Press is excited to announce the release of their newest publication, Green Day Rising: Before the Dookie Flew. Through never-before-seen photographs and on-the-scene reporting, the book chronicles Green Day’s 1994 farewell to the San Francisco Bay Area’s small club scene.

On July 5, 1994, Green Day was poised to emerge from the punk cocoon of 924 Gilman Street and develop into a band that has delivered a decades-long run of bird-flipping, thought-provoking and hit-making music.

Before they grabbed headlines by inciting a mass mud fight at Woodstock '94 and ignited the charts with blistering punk salvos like "Welcome to Paradise" and "When I Come Around," Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool bid one last goodbye to the small-club scene of the Bay Area, playing an intimate show at San Francisco nightclub Slim's to host a bon-voyage party that still rattles the minds of the lucky few who attended.

“It’s was one of those moments in life when you realize you’re witnessing history in the making,” says Mike Sharon, co-author of Green Day Rising: Before the Dookie Flew. “We didn’t need to wait for Woodstock ‘94 to happen – it was going down right in front of our eyes.”

Green Day Rising: Before the Dookie Flew captures the band at the cusp of mainstream success with dozens of never-before-seen photos and eyewitness reporting, delivering an intimate portrait of a phenomenon-to-be that obscurity couldn't confine, genre couldn't define and the world had no idea was coming.

“The amazing thing about Green Day during this period was that, even though they were in their very early twenties, they were already incredibly evolved and self-aware,” says Tim Kenneally, co-author of Green Day Rising: Before the Dookie Flew. “Like the Beatles, who had also honed their craft for years in less-than-ideal circumstances, Green Day was fully ready to take on the world — even if the world didn’t realize it yet.”

BOCA RATON, FL, UNITED STATES, April 30, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ — DreamScreen is back on the crowdfunding trail and ready to showcase its latest and greatest line of products. DreamScreen captivated the Kickstarter community in 2016 with its responsive home theater lighting effect—the project funded in 24 hours and raised over $380,000. DreamScreen is now excited to announce an upgraded kit that offers HD, 4K , DIY, and a surround lighting feature, called SideKick.

DreamScreen’s patented technology places LED lights behind TVs and computer screens that react to the colors the screen. The HD and 4K hubs use the HDMI video and audio and support HDCP encrypted content. The effect turns your TV shows, movies and video games into an incredible immersive experience for home theater and PC gaming. DreamScreen doubles the size of the screen, softens the picture and even makes watching television in the dark easier on your eyes. Reacting to the colors on the screen at 60 frames a second, DreamScreen’s technology allows viewers to enjoy a dynamic and vivid way to experience everyday TV. DreamScreen retrofits to any size TV and can connect to any device that has HDMI.

These latest Smart TV Lighting products are packed with features and advanced settings. HD & 4K allow up to 3 HDMI inputs and boasts CEC Technology, so users can easily toggle between their viewing devices without missing any of the lighting action. There are also several video and color settings for those looking to customize their setup. Music Mode now hooks up directly to sound systems using an audio jack and has bass, middle and treble color settings.

DreamScreen can be enjoyed in 3 different modes: Video, Music and Ambient Lighting. In the popular Video mode, LEDs react to the color pixels on the edge of the screen to extend your TV.Music Mode offers a visual way to experience your music as the LEDs dance to your favorite tunes; it offers four audio visualizers to boost your beats into a dynamic scene. Finally, Ambient Mode sets the mood through an array of colors and brightness. Viewers can choose from one of the exciting “Scenes,” with the TV on or off, for a glowing ambiance to any home or venue. User favorites include Fireside, Ocean, Holiday and Twinkle.

As the retrofit solution for Smart TV lighting, DreamScreen has extended the options for LEDs. The new FLEX LEDs allow for users to cut and connect the lights on any screen. Both HD and 4K hubs can support two reels of FLEX LEDs, which can cover screens up to 130’’. The original LEDs, in Classic (32’’ – 45’’), Mega (45’’ – 65’’) and Xtreme (65’’ – 80’’) will still be offered and connect to both Version 1 and the new HD & 4K models. Last, but not least, DreamScreen DIY now allows users to utilize their own LEDs for the experience, putting the lighting design into your hands.

Since every super hero needs a SideKick, that’s just what DreamScreen has brought to the home theater lighting experience. SideKicks are small high brightness LED lights that pair with DreamScreen via the WiFi network to offer surround reactive lighting. SideKicks offer even more immersion to the home theater and gaming experience and can be enjoyed with TVs or computers. SideKick can also be enjoyed as a stand-alone lighting feature that adds a powerful range of ambient lighting colors.

All products in this new line are controlled via a WiFi App, leaving the range anxiety of Bluetooth behind forever. Users can now utilize the grouping and naming features and take advantage of the advanced customizable setting such as Widescreen detection, Minimum Luminosity, Zone Control and Individual Zone Brightness and more! The App is available to download now on the iTunes and Google Play store, search DreamScreenTV.

DreamScreen utilized the crowdfunding community’s feedback and suggestions to design this new line of products. To thank those who supported the startup from the beginning, DreamScreen is offering an upgrade package as low as $65. HD kits begin at $65 and 4K are $140. These exclusive discounts are offered only during the Kickstarter campaign. DreamScreen offers this product to the crowdfunding community after completion of research and development, tooling and App Development, as well as a soft launch to industry techies, avid gamers and electronics reviewers. This campaign will launch in April of 2017 with shipping completion by mid-summer.

Kickstarter Campaign is Live at – kck.st/2pFUPun

About DreamScreen
DreamScreen is a South Florida startup with a mission to change the way the world watches TV through LED lighting. In just over a year, DreamScreen has shipped thousands of units from their Bluetooth Version and are thrilled to offer HD and 4K technologies to the industry. Creators Rakesh and Kate Reddy and their team of engineers and designers love hearing from customers and home theater enthusiasts about their DreamScreen experience.

The music event on May 13th attracts top Ambient, New Age, World, Electronic, and Piano artists and their fans to New Orleans for the weekend-long celebration.

The last few years have been an overwhelming success; our community has become a tribe, and our single concert event has grown into a four-day celebration of music and networking…”

— Daryl Portier, ZMR Awards

NEW ORLEANS, LA, USA, April 28, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ — In mid-May, like the quiet after the storm that is JazzFest, fans of electronic, acoustic, ambient, new age, world and contemporary piano music will flow into The Crescent City to celebrate the greatest artists in alternative instrumental music at the 13th Annual ZMR Music Awards, a live concert event that is open to the public. The show will be held at Loyola University’s Roussel Hall, 6363 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118; doors open at 7 p.m., showtime is 7:30 p.m. The show is preceded by an all-star artist Meet-and-Greet on Friday night at The Vacherie; details on the weekend’s events, award nominees and presenters can be found at http://www.zonemusicreporter.com/admin/Awards_welcome.asp

Radio Programmers and DJs vote on The ZMR Awards across thirteen categories including Album of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Piano Solo, Best Acoustic, Best Ambient, Best Contemporary Instrumental Album, Best Chill/Groove Album, Best Electronic Album, Best World Album, and many more. For a complete list of categories and nominees, go to http://www.zonemusicreporter.com/admin/nominees_site.asp.

Zone Music Reporter (ZMR) (www.zonemusicreporter.com), is a New Orleans-based service company that reports global music airplay and publishes monthly charts covering various genres and sub-genres of alternative music unaccounted for on other major music charts. Nominations for the genre-specific awards were announced on Sunday February 26, and voting for category finalists opened on Monday, March 13, 2017.

The Awards have become the heart and soul of this niche music community, with artists traveling from across the globe to attend the weekend’s festivities. This year, the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award will be particularly poignant, as it will honor one of the industry’s beloved music writers, Michael Diamond of Music & Media Focus. Michael Diamond was a San Francisco Bay Area music and video producer, recording artist and music journalist. He released five albums under his own name, including Atlantis Rising and Indigo Moon, and co-produced Ambient Alchemy with New Age music icon Steven Halpern. Michael had over 30 years of experience writing music and video reviews for nationally-published magazines. In May 2017, he will posthumously receive the Zone Music Reporter Lifetime Achievement Award for his many contributions. In the days before his passing, Michael celebrated receiving over 100,000 hits from over 100 countries on his website, https://musicandmediafocus.wordpress.com/.

“We are proud of the many musical styles that ZMR represents,” says ZMR’s co-owner Daryl Portier. “At just $50 a ticket, our ZMR Music Awards is truly a unique, exciting and elegant red carpet event. The last few years have been an overwhelming success; our community has become a tribe, and our single concert event has grown into a four-day celebration of music and networking between artists, executives, managers and programmers. This year promises to be bigger and brighter than ever, as we expand to Roussel Hall at Loyola University.”

The ZMR Music Awards are a hugely popular event amongst music industry professionals. A great many recording artists, performers, radio promoters, producers and a slew of industry executives travel from all corners of the globe to attend the weekend-long celebration, which has joined with InterContinental New Orleans as its official hotel partner again this year.

Sponsors of the ZMR Awards have included Stella Artois and others; for information about this year’s sponsorship opportunities, please contact Daryl Portier or Ben Dugas at ZoneMusicReporter.com, 504-237-6368 (Daryl), 504-237-6367 (Ben), or email zonemusicreporter(at)yahoo(dot)com.

Media passes and artist interview requests may be directed to show publicist Beth Ann Hilton, The B Company, bethhilton(at)thebcompany(dot)com, mobile: 310-560-8390, or @The_B_Company on Twitter.

About ZMR:
Zone Music Reporter, formerly New Age Reporter, is the Industry Source for radio airplay reports for a myriad of different musical styles. ZMR tracks radio airplay of both terrestrial and internet broadcast radio stations reporting their airplay from around the world. The site features weekly broadcaster playlists, monthly airplay charts, album reviews, and annual awards as voted upon by the international programmers. ZMR is the premier Record Charting site for radio airplay reports in the New Age, World, Solo Piano, Acoustic Instrumental, Ambient, Celtic, Chill, Contemporary Instrumental, Electronic, Folk, Jazz, Meditative/Healing, Neo-Classical, Native American, Relaxation, and Instrumental genres. www.zonemusicreporter.com

Brazilian artist Anaya’s album, Eternity, is nominated for Best Neo-Classical Album by the ZMR Awards

Eternity, by Anaya, received a Zone Music Awards nomination.

Renowned Brazilian New Age Composer/Producer Anaya's
Blissful Sonic Album – ETERNITY – Soars up the Global Airplay Charts; she is OWR's Artist of the Month.

I make music to fulfill a collective yearning shared by humanity for harmony, unity and balance. It has been an amazing journey of transcendence with and through musical arts.”

— Anaya

STUDIO CITY, CA, UNITED STATES, April 28, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ — With the 2016 release of her spiritually empowering masterwork, Eternity, multi-talented Brazilian composer/producer Anaya achieved her childhood dream of playing alongside a live symphony orchestra for the first time. The unique production featured a virtual collaboration and real time recording in cyberspace between the artist’s label, AnayaMusic, in Brazil, a live symphony orchestra in Prague, and Steve Salani at Orchestra.net Studios in Los Angeles.

Eternity’s current ZMR Awards nomination for Best Neo-Classical Album caps an incredible year of accolades and recognition for the renowned New Age relaxation/meditation artist. The collection is competing in the category with genre greats Terry Lee Nichols (At Peace Beneath the Shade of My Father’s Tree), Marc Enfroy (Crossroads), Helen Jane Long (Identity) and Samer Fanek (Wishful Thinking).

ZoneMusicReporter will host the ZMR Music Awards and Concert live in New Orleans, LA on May 13, 2017. The event will be held at Louis Roussel Hall on the campus of Loyola University, 6363 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118; doors open at 7 p.m., showtime is 7:30 p.m. The show is preceded by a Meet-and-Greet on Friday night at The Vacherie; details on the weekend’s events, award nominees and presenters can be found at http://www.zonemusicreporter.com/admin/Awards_welcome.asp

In addition, Anaya will be the Artist of the Month in May, a feature interview on OneWorldRadio in the UK, which is championing Eternity. Following a recent interview with AvaLiveRadio in Florida, Eternity reached great heights on a variety of new age charts, including reaching #13 on iTunes’ iTop Chart and #1 on OneWorldMusic, NumberOneMusic and ReverbNation. The album also hit the Top Ten on several sites, including ZMR, and scored over 2.5M downloads via Song Alethea. In addition, the tracks “New Skies” and “Dharma” have earned approximately 1M views on Facebook, and Pandora’s Anaya Music station has increased its listenership significantly.

Eternity also received a great deal of critical acclaim. New Age music writer Michael Diamond shared, “While I have heard and enjoyed Anaya’s previous keyboard-based albums, her new release, Eternity, in collaboration with a live symphony orchestra, brings out the richness and dimension of her stirring compositions, taking her music to another level altogether. Anaya’s desire to elevate the human spirit is deeply felt in every note of this inspired recording.”

Speaking of her inspiration and process, Anaya says, “I make music to fulfill a collective yearning shared by humanity for harmony, unity and balance. It has been an amazing journey of transcendence with and through musical arts. The magic of music and the profound feelings of love are a divine instrument of perfection to give re-birth to our soul. Music is the sound of Light. Our best instrument is the universal harmony of being.”

Over the course of her career, which includes the more recent projects Devotion (2014) and Aligned in the Universe (2013), Anaya has passionately expressed her spirituality and the influence of her cultural roots through music, art and poetry. Her style captures the soothing, inspiring and energizing essence of Brazilian music, delivering a dynamic synthesis of new age, electronic and melodic trance influences and textures. She began creating her spirit/mind/heart based masterworks to facilitate relaxation and meditation, and is emerging as a timeless composer devoted to elevating the human spirit through music.

Zone Music Reporter, formerly New Age Reporter, is the Industry Source for radio airplay reports for a myriad of different musical styles. ZMR tracks radio airplay of both terrestrial and internet broadcast radio stations reporting their airplay from around the world. The site features weekly broadcaster playlists, monthly airplay charts, album reviews, and annual awards as voted upon by the international programmers. ZMR is the premier Record Charting site for radio airplay reports in the New Age, World, Solo Piano, Acoustic Instrumental, Ambient, Celtic, Chill, Contemporary Instrumental, Electronic, Folk, Jazz, Meditative/Healing, Neo-Classical, Native American, Relaxation, and Instrumental genres. www.zonemusicreporter.com

For more information or interview requests, contact Beth Ann Hilton, The B Company, bethhilton@theBCompany.com or 310-560-8390.

About the ZMR Music Awards:
ZMR Music Awards are a hugely popular awards event and concert amongst music industry professionals. A great many recording artists, performers, radio promoters, producers and a slew of industry executives travel from all corners of the globe to attend the weekend-long celebration, which has joined with InterContinental New Orleans as its official hotel partner again this year. Sponsors of the ZMR Awards have included Stella Artois and others; for information about this year’s event, please contact Daryl Portier or Ben Dugas at ZoneMusicReporter.com, 504-237-6368 (Daryl), 504-237-6367 (Ben), or email zonemusicreporter(at)yahoo(dot)com.
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• Twitter: @ZoneMusicAwards.

Bluetooth is simply a wireless technology that lets two devices talk to each other. In the case of Bluetooth speakers, your smartphone, tablet, or other device transmits to the Bluetooth speaker which uses its built-in amplifier and speakers for playback.

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LOS ANGELES, CA, USA, April 27, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ — Los Angeles, California—–April 27, 2017—–Steve Weisberg and his Orchestra announce the next performance of his 17-piece variety-show style orchestra. The zany maestro will perform at Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Grill located at 2930 Beverly Glen Circle, Los Angeles, CA 90077 on Thursday May 11, 2017 with a set at 8:00PM and again at 9:30PM.

One glance at his resume is bound to make music fans say: “How come I never heard of this guy?” They can rest assured at knowing that they may not have heard his name, but they have surely heard his music. A short version of his musical accomplishments is at the end of this release while a comprehensive list of credits accomplishments is listed on his web site. But note that from Nick Cave to Grace Jones is a broad spectrum! Additionally, Steve Weisberg just landed the job as the Musical Director for legendary comic Tony Clifton.

This performance will include special guests: exceptional singer/songwriter Jill Sobule, Dynamic Duo from Santa Monica: the Cages, evocative vocalist Suzy Williams, and the fabulously distinct Mia Doi Todd. More surprises will be announced.

Steve Weisberg will lead his 17-piece orchestra through a variety-show type performance with some of LA’s finest musicians. While rooted in jazz, the performance covers a myriad of musical genres. Audiences will certainly hear music they’re familiar with mixed in with engaging new material that will get people “Shazam-ing” the tunes to identify them.

The people who are already familiar with Steve Weisberg & His Orchestra are somewhat of a privileged club, however, this showcase hopes to expand that membership to a position of well-deserved recognition.

Sheryl Aronson from the Hollywood Times stated: “I have never laughed so much while being thoroughly enthralled with divine orchestration arrangements. Steve Weisberg is an insane Maestro.”

When attending a musical showcase, it’s wonderful to experience the unexpected. Steve Weisberg Orchestra and demonstrates that reverence (for the music) and irreverence (wacky baton choices) can co-exist in a dazzling musical performance.

Ticket price is $25.00.

About Steve Weisberg

In addition to leading his orchestra over the last 30 years, Steve Weisberg has been musical director and arranger on international productions, many with veteran music producer Hal Willner and for such luminaries as Marianne Faithfull, Lou Reed, Nick Cave, Macy Gray, Grace Jones, David Byrne, Jill Sobule, Bill Frisell, Johnny Depp, Sun Ra , and Petra Haden, just to name a few. He produced the critically acclaimed Howard Tate ‘Portrait of Howard’ CD and more recently tracks for Andre Stevens Thomas and The Cages.

BRANSON, MO – April 2017 – "Andy Williams Boulevard is the street that runs outside of the Andy Williams Performing Arts Center in Branson, MO," Jimmy Osmond shares with a smile. "Or it will be after the naming ceremony on May 5. The city of Branson has given us a permit to name the street that runs connects Highway 76 and Green Mountain Drive after Andy, and I know he'd be so honored by that."

Osmond, the youngest member of the Osmond family, continues, "Andy really deserves this. He was the first non-country artist to open a theatre in Branson. He paved the way for so many people to make it their home, including me." He emphasizes that he never imagined he would own the Andy Williams Performing Arts Center, and adds, "To continue Andy's amazing legacy is such a privilege. I'm so grateful to Branson for continuing to recognize Andy's significant contribution to the city."

Adding to the excitement is the fact that this year marks the 25th anniversary celebration of the Andy Williams Performing Arts Center. "It promises to be the most exciting yet,” says owner Jimmy Osmond. “Andy opened this theater in 1992 and, in the past 25 years, it has hosted almost eight million visitors. It's a great honor to continue Andy's vision and his legacy."

The season began in March with Master Illusionist Rick Thomas and his award winning show. Thomas performs the most intriguing and innovative grand illusions in the world with a style unlike any other magical entertainer. Rick’s show is well known around the world and has become a Branson favorite.

• Jimmy Osmond will star in "Moon River and Me" during select dates from April 25 through September 29 with special guest Charlie Green and The Moon River Band. The show received rave reviews when it debuted at the Andy Williams Performing Arts Center in 2015, and has played to sold-out audiences in Las Vegas and its U.K. tour. "To perform the show on the theatre's 25th anniversary is just such an incredible privilege," said Jimmy.

• The Lettermen begin performing in October and their Christmas show runs Nov 1 – Dec 16. Their timeless harmonies include "The Way You Look Tonight," "When I Fall in Love," and many more.
• Hallmark Presents Maxine's Christmas Carol appears November 1 through December 16. Hallmark's tell-it-like-it-is Maxine stars in a live-action musical version of "A Christmas Carol."
• Everyone’s favorite Christmas tradition, The Andy Williams Christmas Extravaganza, runs November 1-18. Hosted by Jimmy Osmond, the show stars The 5th Dimension, known for many hits such as “Up, Up & Away,” “Wedding Bell Blues,” and “One Less Bell to Answer.” Featured guests include: "Britain's Got Talent" sensation Charlie Green; illusionist Rick Thomas; celebrated ventriloquist Steve Hewlett; The Andy Williams Singers & Dancers, and The Moon River Band.
Beginning November 20 through December 19, The Osmonds and Lennon Sisters take over their run of the Andy Williams Christmas Extravaganza, along with The Lennon Granddaughters and illusionist Rick Thomas.

Come celebrate our nostalgic 2017 season at the Andy Williams Performing Center celebrating 25 years of family entertainment in Branson. For tickets, contact our box office at 1-800-MOON-094 or 417-334-4500, or visit andywilliamspac.com.

To schedule an interview with Jimmy Osmond or other featured artists, contact Terri Shoemaker at terrishoe@gmail.com.

Scott Mauro is an award-winning Producer of live events, Broadway shows and television specials.

LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, April 27, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ — Scott Mauro is an award-winning Producer of live events, Broadway shows and television specials. Before establishing his own production company in 1993, Scott Mauro Entertainment, Inc., Mauro was Director of Network Specials for Walt Disney Television serving as Executive Producer and Creative Director on all of Disney’s NBC specials. He has served as Executive Producer/creator for many of the entertainment industry's most acclaimed, star-studded award galas, concerts, television specials, and Broadway shows.

On Broadway, Scott is currently a producer on the critically acclaimed new musical, Dear Evan Hansen at the Music Box Theatre. He was a Producer of The Glass Menagerie starring Cherry Jones and Zachary Quinto which won the 2014 Outer Critics Circle Award, the Drama Desk Award and was nominated for seven Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Play. He was also a Producer of the hit musical, Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, winner of the 2011 Tony Award for Best Costume Design. In addition, Mauro raised production financing for the Broadway musicals Promises, Promises and Nice Work If You Can Get It.

Scott’s credits as event producer include: UNICEF concert events in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago for the past 7 years; The All Star Memorial Salute to Garry Shandling in Los Angeles, the NY Pops 30th Anniversary Concert at Carnegie Hall; Museum of the Moving Image 2015 Salute to Julianne Moore, the 2013 Salute to Kevin Spacey, the 2012 Salute to Hugh Jackman and the 2011 Salute to Alec Baldwin; The Environmental Media Awards for three years; The Princess Grace Foundation Awards Gala for the past ten years; The Woman’s Day Red Dress Awards at Jazz at Lincoln Center for the past nine years; The Richard Rodgers Centennial Concert; The 2014, 2015 and 2016 WebMD Health Hero Awards in New York; Norman Lear’s Spirit of Liberty Awards in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington, D.C., for 8 years; The Palm Springs Film Festival Awards Gala for 8 years; Santa Barbara Film Festival Awards; The Palm Beach Film Festival Awards Gala for 3 years; the 16th & 17th Annual Producer’s Guild Awards; "Dreamgirls" – The 20th Anniversary Reunion Concert; The 20th Anniversary of "Hair" at the United Nations and many others.

For television, he served as Executive Producer and Packager on The 7th and 8th Annual Soap Opera Update Awards for Lifetime and Rosemary Clooney's Golden Anniversary: An All-Star Tribute for A&E. Mauro served as a production and creative consultant on numerous award winning television specials including The 40th , 50th, 51st and 52nd Annual Tony Awards for CBS; Night of 100 Stars at Radio City; the wildly successful Downtown Abbey Preview Specials (2012-2016) for PBS; Ken Burn’s 25th Anniversary of the Civil War Special (PBS); Liza’s at the Palace for PBS; Cher Live at the Mirage for CBS; Diana Ross Live in Central Park for Showtime; the Parade of Stars at the Palace Theatre for ABC.
Mauro worked as Executive Producer and Creative Director on the Disney NBC special, The Grand Opening of the Disney/MGM Studios, which took home two Emmy Awards. His other Disney theme park specials include The Disney All-Star Comedy Circus, The Disney/NBC Season Preview and Mickey’s 60th Birthday among others. Mauro also earned an Emmy Nomination as writer and producer of the PBS special, The Whimsical World of Oz.

Biz Bash Magazine named the Museum of the Moving Image 2015 Salute to Julianne Moore as one of the top ten entertainment events in New York as well as citing the UNICEF Snowflake Ball as one of the top twenty charity events in New York. NBC TV cited the Museum of the Moving Image 2011 Salute to Alec Baldwin as "Event of the Year" and Biz Bash also named it one of the top 10 entertainment events of the year in New York. He received the 2012 FAME Award for the "Best Award Show" in New York for the 9th Annual Red Dress Awards and Concert at Lincoln Center. His production of the 2008 Environmental Media Awards was honored as one of the "Top 100 Events of the Year" in Los Angeles by Bizbash Magazine. The Larry King Cardiac Foundation's King of Hearts Gala produced by Mauro in 2007 won "Event of the Year" in Los Angeles from BizBash Magazine.

Most recently, Scott was one of the producing team on the Broadway smash hit: Dear Evan Hansen

Viewers can now watch SYGU – Music Television's main program with HOURS of Back-To-Back Jams from The Hottest Artists in all genres.

I’m really excited to see cool music video releases from indie artists and unsigned talent across the globe this year. The demand is high.”

— Theodore Carpenter, Founder of Game Tight Media Group Inc.

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, April 26, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ — While corporate executives finalized what may be the biggest upcoming deals within the technology & music/media industry, the original producers of Rap City The Basement, and 106 Park introduce Back-To-Back Jams on SYGU – Music Television.

Viewers can now watch SYGU – Music Television's main program providing viewers with HOURS of Back-To-Back Jams from the Hottest Artists in all genres including, Pop, Hip-Hop and R&B.

With the new music video programming SYGU – Music Television is producing, viewers are now able to connect with other cool viewers worldwide by simply engaging in the programming content. New communication features will be developed and pushed live for all viewers to enjoy which will be announced.

"I'm really excited to see cool music video releases from indie artists and unsigned talent across the globe this year. The demand is high. Our phones are ringing nonstop every day and our social media DM's are full of artists sending their phone numbers requesting to be contacted. We have Quentin West from Atlanta working with a good number of artists' accounts. His background in concert promotions, advertising sales, marketing, and brand promotion is a good fit to handle a big portion of music video placement on SYGU – Music Television." – Theodore Carpenter, Founder of Game Tight Media Group Inc.

"I'm coming off 20 years of multimedia &amp; concert promotion experience specializing in Brand management-creating a BUZZ, helping artists BLOW UP and become large. With some new popularity and planning, consistent artists simply releasing some hot music videos can realistically transition to the next level-up in the music business. Social media phenoms can now surface almost overnight with all the cool kids from generations Y & Z adopting a new musician's style." – Quentin West, Director of Sales & Senior Accounts Manager at SYGU – Music Television.

Viewers now can also watch Back-To-Back Jams directly from Facebook while on a computer, from your Android & IOS app upon SYGU's Phase II launch, and on Apple TV, Google TV, PlayStation, & Xbox during the later Phase III.

If you loved MTV Jams, keep it locked to SYGU – Music Television. www.sygu.net

Our affinity for wine country, coupled with our local fan base, makes BottleRock the perfect festival to launch this new musical endeavor.”

— Anna Wilson

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, USA, April 26, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ — Troubadour 77 will kick off the sold-out 2017 BottleRock Festival at noon on Friday, May 26. Not only is the BottleRock Festival "the first taste of summer," but it will also be where Northern Californians gets their first taste of Troubadour 77, as they launch their summer tour that includes billings with Maroon 5 at the Napa Valley Expo, as well as Los Lobos and Robert Randolph and The Family Band later in the season.

Seeking to revolutionize the youth-dominated music industry, Grammy award-winning songwriters Anna Wilson (piano/lead vocals) and Monty Powell (guitar/vocals) have formed this Salt Lake City-based band that creates new music with classic rock influences to appeal to older Generation Xers and Baby Boomers, two generations largely neglected by contemporary artists, and who crave something new that resonates with them.

The band’s founding members, Anna Wilson and Monty Powell, are no strangers to California’s wine country. They have performed in the Napa area multiple times each year over the last decade. “Our affinity for wine country, coupled with our local fan base, makes BottleRock the perfect festival to launch this new musical endeavor,” says Anna Wilson. “We are honored to kick off this amazing weekend and share the stage with an impressive lineup of artists.”

Along with fellow band members Nathan Chappell (drums) and another pair of husband-wife musical collaborators Austin Weyand (guitar) and Kassie Weyand (bass), Troubadour 77 released their debut “Troubadour 77 EP,” a collection of four songs written by Wilson and Powell, earlier this month. It’s available through iTunes, Spotify, and all digital retailers. The EP kicks off a “progressive album” that will be completed over the next seven months by releasing one new song on the first Friday of each month, leading up to the full-length album release that will be fully packaged and available on December 1, 2017. For those wanting the complete album in advance, it is available for download exclusively at Pledge Music, pledgemusic.com/troubadour77 through the purchase of an Access Pass.

Collectively, Wilson and Powell have written a dozen #1 songs and countless album cuts featured on more than 70 million records sold worldwide and have co-produced unique projects that pay tribute to The Eagles, Billy Joel and the Countrypolitan era of music. Powell was a driving force in establishing Keith Urban’s career as the country star’s early producer and top collaborator, earning many prestigious awards for the songs they co-wrote. A critically acclaimed recording artist, Wilson has also written songs for Lady Antebellum, Reba McEntire, Billy Ray Cyrus and penned the International theme song for Habitat for Humanity International.

“As Troubadour 77, we are writing and performing new music with a sound reminiscent of the classic singer-songwriters and California country artists that helped define our generation,” explains Monty Powell. “We hope to inspire listeners to reflect on and celebrate where they are in their lives while reducing the need to rely entirely on the nostalgia of a bygone era for their entertainment.”

In the spirit of 1960s and ‘70s protest music, T77’s subject matter also evokes today’s political and social issues, as well as the circumstances and perspectives of an older, wiser audience of music fans. Wilson and Powell have no qualms about addressing hot topics like gun violence and control in the EP’s focus track, “I Got a Gun” and immigration controversies in “Open Home.” Wilson adds, “We have something to say with our songs that we believe can affect change. BottleRock is just the beginning, but I can’t think of a better place to pop the cork on Troubadour 77’s journey.”